Mutual Aid (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546749592)

Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a 1902 essay collection by Russian anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. The essays, initially published in the English periodical The Nineteenth Century between 1890 and 1896, explore the role of mutually-beneficial cooperation and reciprocity (or "mutual aid") in the animal kingdom and human societies both past and present. It is an argument against the competition-centred theories of so-called social Darwinism, as well as the romantic depictions of cooperation presented by writers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who argued it was motivated by universal love rather than self-interest. Mutual Aid is considered a fundamental text in anarchist communism, presenting a scientific basis for communism alternative to the historical materialism of the Marxists. Many biologists also consider it an important catalyst in the scientific study of cooperation.

Author: Andrea Gouveia, P. Kropotkin
ISBN-10: 1546749594
ISBN-13: 9781546749592
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2017
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.32d